諸 means “various, many”

しょ · sho

Also: several, together

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): もろ
On'yomi (Chinese reading): ショ

JLPT N2 · Taught in grade 6 · 15 strokes

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Words (言) from every person (者): picture a crowd all talking at once, each with a different story. 諸 is many and various, and when a TV show isn't sure of a fact it adds a caption: 諸説あります, "there are various theories".

Used in 諸説 (shosetsu, various theories), 諸国 (shokoku, various countries), and 諸島 (shotou, island group)

諸 means “various, many”

The story

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